For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

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Fatima Tuj Johora

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For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? - A field researcher is seen holding a bat that was trapped up in the net and will be tested and...

A field researcher is seen holding a bat that was trapped up in the net and will be tested and examined.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? - Fruit bats are the natural hosts of the NIPA virus, so field researchers place nets to catch them...

Fruit bats are the natural hosts of the NIPA virus, so field researchers place nets to catch them for testing and research in a village of Faridpur, Bangladesh. A researcher inspects the net with a torch to see if any bats have been caught.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? - A bat hooked on the net, and field researchers tried to remove it carefully from the net.

A bat hooked on the net, and field researchers tried to remove it carefully from the net.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? - Fruit bats are the natural hosts of the NIPA virus, so field researchers are preparing nets to...

Fruit bats are the natural hosts of the NIPA virus, so field researchers are preparing nets to catch them for testing and research in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? - After setting the nets, field researchers and the volunteers waits for bats to hook up at dawn in...

After setting the nets, field researchers and the volunteers waits for bats to hook up at dawn in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? - Researchers collect samples from bat and analyze them in a laboratory in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

Researchers collect samples from bat and analyze them in a laboratory in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? - A researcher releases a bat after taking samples and inserting microchips into it in Faridpur,...

A researcher releases a bat after taking samples and inserting microchips into it in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

A field researcher is seen holding a bat that was trapped up in the net and will be tested and examined.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

Fruit bats are the natural hosts of the NIPA virus, so field researchers place nets to catch them for testing and research in a village of Faridpur, Bangladesh. A researcher inspects the net with a torch to see if any bats have been caught.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

A bat hooked on the net, and field researchers tried to remove it carefully from the net.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

Fruit bats are the natural hosts of the NIPA virus, so field researchers are preparing nets to catch them for testing and research in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

After setting the nets, field researchers and the volunteers waits for bats to hook up at dawn in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

Researchers collect samples from bat and analyze them in a laboratory in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

A researcher releases a bat after taking samples and inserting microchips into it in Faridpur, Bangladesh.

The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?
Nipah virus, which can rapidly infect and kill members of a community, is carried by bats. Exactly how does it cross over into humans? Researchers in Bangladesh are trying to find out.
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For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans?

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For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? by Fatima Tuj Johora

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? by Fatima Tuj Johora

For NPR: The Nipah virus has a kill rate of 70%. Bats carry it. But how does it jump to humans? by Fatima Tuj Johora

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